Singapore

In 2016, the Singapore Charity Committee donated time and organised many fundraising activities to support MINDS, the Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore, and the Dignity Kitchen, a hawker training school for disabled and disadvantaged people. Their great fundraising efforts have been rewarded, as last year the local committee was able to collect 10,800 SGD for MINDS and 525 SGD for MINDS Banker, 400 SGD for Dignity Kitchen and 440 SGD for Project Dignity.

The Committee has acquired new members and from a small (but very proactive) team has grown to 8 members (see picture below). They drive different events and activities ranging from the collection of goods for disadvantaged people, to sport and in-house events as their participation to the JPMorgan Challenge Run and the organisation of summer parties, often partnering with the local Entertainment Committee. All these initiatives are meant to raise awareness on different social issues and connect employees to causes they care about.

A GLIMPSE OF OUR 2016 EVENTS

WILLING HEARTS SOUP KITCHEN

24 employees and their family members visited Willing Hearts, a soup kitchen, on an April morning and put their MasterChef skills to the test. In over 2.5 hours, more than 2,000 lunch boxes were prepared, packed, and delivered across the island from Jurong to Yishun to the elderly, the disabled, and low-income families.

RUN-FOR-A-CAUSE

34 employees participated in the J.P. Morgan Chase Singapore Corporate Challenge Run, held on April 28, which was attended by more than 14,000 participants from 351 companies. For the 5th consecutive year, J.P. Morgan made a donation on behalf of the runners to The Smile Mission.

FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES AND ENGAGEMENTS

All year round, the Committee holds events such as bake sales and raffle tickets drawing to encourage at-will charitable contributions within the office. The Committee also identifies collaboration opportunities with different social enterprises, so charitable organisations can not only participate, but also empower their patrons and our beneficiaries.